Game Night

The slamming of the door meant hope for the mice; it also meant terror. Amplified by the glass that enclosed them, it caused the leaves to rustle and the pond's clear waters to stir. It made them stir, too. One by one they emerged from their wooden...

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Flareon Heat

Family time comes in many ways. Sometimes it’s days out at the park while others sit inside and play games together. There’s no “wrong” way to spend time with your family as long as you’re enjoying their presence. Even then, you’re able to just sit and...

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Hopeful Hearts~ Chapter One

A cold January breeze whipped towards the school, carrying with it a number of leaves and students. The winter break had finally came to an end, which meant that everyone shuffled mindlessly to the school, moaning and groaning like a horde of zombies....

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Hopeful Hearts~ Chapter Three

Everyone shuffled about the classroom, looking for a seat next to their friends that shared the class with them. Lon made his way to the back of the class, where he placed his bag down beside a desk and made himself comfortable being alone in the back,...

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Hopeful Hearts~ Chapter Two

Star rushed down the hallways of the school, weaving around different groups of kids as the lazily conversated and walked at their own leisure, looking for a restroom to stop by. As she did this, numerous amounts of people shouted out at her, welcoming...

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Helping Hands Adoption - 1

[i]What… defines happiness? Is it having everything I could ever want? Or is it family that means happiness? I thought material items would bring me that joy I had before things changed, which it did in the beginning, but I began to feel… unhappy. I...

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Helping Hands Adoption - 2

With the help of Amber, Kyle was able to fully adopt Blitz. She had a standard poké ball and nothing else. Like he expected, there was an adoption fee but it was miniscule in comparison to what he'd spend on her. Amber was ecstatic to hear he would...

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Chapter 1: Shattered

Heller's day could have been described as a waking nightmare. He reckoned that at least his years as a Helljumper probably bought him some time. Like his ma and pa used to say, quitting just wasn't in their family tree. Try as he might, he couldn't see...

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Settling Down

Blue amethyst tinged waves lapped across a shoreline of the blackest sand one could ever dream to see, as the mid-afternoon tropical breeze filtered by his encampment, rustling the foliage outside the confines of his cave. He was content to lay in the...

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Business Ventures

_Rio De Janeiro, Earth, January 15, 2555_ Sunlight shone across the packed vibrant suburbs as crowds intermingled in the old streets, weaving like threads as they traveled to and from...

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Chapter 2: Fractures

Heller had lost track of time. By his estimate, a month had passed. If he'd wanted to be exact, he could check the calendar on his HUD. But that wasn't the point. Counting the days made them slower. There weren't even...

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The Road Trip

Country music filled the background of the dusty roadside gas station as Hale browsed through the shelves. The station reeked of age, the old metal shelves doing no favors for the newer products that rested on them. He looked absently out the windows....

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